December 5, 2007 - Joined a friend for happy hour here. Very random choice in the dogpatch neighborhood near where she works.
Nice small place. Modern decor. Very simple leather chairs that can push together and create illusion of a couch. Neat wood tables. Very cozy. When we first arrived there was only another family there. Seemed like a nice quick stop for a drink. They had a toddler with them and he roamed around freely and there were no hazards to hinder his exploration. The owners had a dog that also roamed freely. After a while people started to show up for some drinks after work. It was a nice mix of people in there, families, couples, girlfriends.
We had a rose, which was very yummy. Then we decided to order a dessert off the menu. It showed "chocolate platter" or something like that. When it came it was a small plate with 3 pieces of chocolate on it... Hmph. But the dessert wine we got with it was pretty good.
Nice place, tons of parking, just a slightly shady neighborhood if you're wandering at night. Would totally go back there.
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Boulevard
December 11, 2007 - Have been wanting to go to this place for a long time now. It's considered one of the best restaurants in San Francisco. Prime location, 1 Mission. Very classy, nice ambiance. They had the place decorated for the holidays so it was very pretty.
Showed up early, around 5:30p, and were seated promptly because there were lots of open tables. But despite that, we were seated at a funny location where my chair kinda stuck out into a walkway... I don't know why we were put there when there were so many more tables open that seemed a little less in the way. Oh well.
We had cocktails which were yummy and started with calamari. The calamari was surprisingly different from what we were expected. I guess we thought we were getting fried calamari but it came out on a small place and there were just a few pieces... It was good, just a surprise.
For dinner I got a fillet mignon. My sister got a hen. Both were delish. Then for dessert we had chocolate cake. Overall the food was delicious. Absolutely tasty and well worth all the praise. However, it was not cheap. My palate does not agree that the food was worth what we paid... Or maybe it's my bankroll that does not agree. Either way, it was a perfectly lovely experience, however I do not feel that it was special enough to warrant another visit in the near future, simply because I cannot afford it. Great restaurant though.
Showed up early, around 5:30p, and were seated promptly because there were lots of open tables. But despite that, we were seated at a funny location where my chair kinda stuck out into a walkway... I don't know why we were put there when there were so many more tables open that seemed a little less in the way. Oh well.
We had cocktails which were yummy and started with calamari. The calamari was surprisingly different from what we were expected. I guess we thought we were getting fried calamari but it came out on a small place and there were just a few pieces... It was good, just a surprise.
For dinner I got a fillet mignon. My sister got a hen. Both were delish. Then for dessert we had chocolate cake. Overall the food was delicious. Absolutely tasty and well worth all the praise. However, it was not cheap. My palate does not agree that the food was worth what we paid... Or maybe it's my bankroll that does not agree. Either way, it was a perfectly lovely experience, however I do not feel that it was special enough to warrant another visit in the near future, simply because I cannot afford it. Great restaurant though.
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